About Us | Barr Group Aerospace & AeroWeb

Barr Group Aerospace (BGA) is a private consulting firm dedicated to economic and industrial aerospace & defense market research. We are experts in aerospace business education, market intelligence, weapon systems, and development of web-based information solutions. Contact us today and let us know how we can assist you and your company. You can learn more about our products and services here: Capabilities

The AeroWeb is an Aerospace & Defense market intelligence platform jointly owned by Barr Group Aerospace and J. Kasper Oestergaard. It is designed to support the aerospace industry by providing up-to-date economic information and forecasts. The data is provided free of charge. The AeroWeb has almost 30,000 visitors per month and is growing rapidly.

The main offices of Barr Group Aerospace are located in the city of Gulf Shores, in Baldwin County, Alabama. Gulf Shores is located on the Gulf Coast. The beautiful scenery, warm climate, and wide sandy beaches make it a popular holiday destination. We plan to hold some of our aerospace meetings and events at local resorts.

Vision:

A strong and innovative U.S. aerospace & defense industry where companies make sound and well-informed strategic decisions based on comprehensive market intelligence data.

Mission:

To provide our clients with the best, the most comprehensive and most up-to-date aerospace economic research and market intelligence data so they can make sound strategic decisions.

In a bigger perspective

With our economic research we aim to:

1. Keep aerospace & defense companies informed about what is happening in the aerospace industry both in the U.S. and overseas.

2. Create research and forecasts that enable aerospace-defense companies to make sound strategic decisions.

3. Make government at all levels aware of the importance of having a dynamic, vibrant, and innovative U.S. aerospace & defense industry.

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Executive Biographies

Dr. Saul “Sonny” Barr

Managing Director and Senior Aerospace Economist | Barr Group Aerospace

Dr. Barr is Managing Director and Senior Aerospace Economist at Barr Group Aerospace. He is Professor Emeritus in economics and finance at the University of Tennessee, where he served as the Tom Hendrix Chair of Excellence in Private Enterprise. He has been a financial consultant to the U.S. Air Force and Defense Logistics Agency as well as numerous companies such as Raytheon, Goodyear, Honeywell and Alcoa. He has written several books including more recently, "The Expeditionary Aerospace Force" for the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT). Dr. Barr is currently an adjunct professor of economics at Texas Christian University in Fort Worth, Texas.

Joakim Kasper Oestergaard

Vice President, Research & Technology | Barr Group Aerospace

J. Kasper Oestergaard is in charge of economic research & technology activities at Barr Group Aerospace. He is the developer and designer of the AeroWeb, a comprehensive aerospace market intelligence website, which is used by the U.S. military and all major OEMs and primes. He is an expert on defense spending and defense programs. Mr. Oestergaard has a Master's Degree in Finance and International Business from the Aarhus School of Business - Aarhus University in Denmark.

Stanton E. Smith

Vice President, Marketing and Business Development | Barr Group Aerospace

Stanton E. Smith is the Vice President of Marketing and Business Development. Stan comes to BGA after a long career with Northrop Grumman where he held the position as Director of Proposals, Electronic System Sector, Estimating and Pricing. Working out of their Baltimore office, he was responsible for estimating and pricing in the Electronic System sector as well as cost analysis, estimating system oversight, and audit. His more than 30 years of experience in the aerospace industry dates all the way back to his years with Vought Aircraft, prior to their merger with Northrop Grumman, where he also managed both commercial and military contracts and pricing organizations. He earned his B.A. from Hillsdale College, his MBA from the University of Texas, Arlington and holds a Masters Certificate from George Washington University in Government Contracting. For three years, until March 2012, he served as Chairman leader of the Northrop Grumman DCAA Working Group. At Barr Group Aerospace, he will assume all the duties of marketing and business development leadership. In particular, his responsibility will be to help further the widespread use of the nation's number one online source for aerospace information, the AeroWeb.